Which of the following statements provides blood work results and rationale that would be most closely associated with acute coronary syndrome?
A) Increased serum creatinine and troponin I as a result of enzyme release from damaged cells
B) Increased serum potassium and decreased sodium as a result of myocardial cell lysis, release of normally intracellular potassium, and disruption of the sodium-potassium pump
C) Elevated creatine kinase and troponin, both of which normally exist intracellularly rather than in circulation
D) Low circulatory levels of myoglobin and creatine kinase as a result of the inflammatory response
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